Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is disappointed that its bid to continue to provide the Patient Transport Service across Surrey beyond April 2017 was unsuccessful. “The Trust ensured its bid would allow it to build on its current service delivery and provide a high
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) hosted a successful first UK National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network conference at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Friday, (5 August). Feedback from the day was extremely positive as the Trust welcomed colleagues from across the country to the event. SECAmb’s Acting Chief Executive, Geraint Davies, who
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) innovative electronic Patient Clinical Record (ePCR) project will expand further having been given Board approval to be used by all clinicians across the Trust’s Thanet Operational Unit area. The project, in which clinicians are personally issued with iPads, enables ambulance crews to complete patient records electronically, streamlining communicatio
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) innovative electronic Patient Clinical Record (ePCR) project will expand further having been given Board approval to be used by all clinicians across the Trust’s Thanet Operational Unit area. The project, in which clinicians are personally issued with iPads, enables ambulance crews to complete patient records electronically, streamlining communicatio
South East Coast Ambulance Service is preparing for a busy weekend ahead of this year’s Pride event in Brighton. It is urging everyone to enjoy the event but to be sensible to avoid unnecessary calls to the ambulance service and trips to A&E. The Trust will have more than 100 staff working across its Brighton operational area on Saturday (6 August) with additional support from volunteer commun
Ambulance crews will begin operating out of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) newest Make Ready Centre in Tangmere, near Chichester, West Sussex, next week. A phased opening will see the first crews begin to report to the new centre on the Chichester Business Park on Tuesday 9 August. From Tuesday, staff from Midhurst and Pulborough will begin their shifts from the new centre with cr
The Trust’s Resource Escalatory Action Plan (REAP) has been updated to reflect changes to REAP following a national review led by the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU) in 2015. The most significant change is the reduction of REAP levels from six to four to align to wider NHS pressure reporting systems. The new REAP levels indicate pressures as follows: The REAP plan can be found on the
Ambulance crews will begin operating out of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) newest Make Ready Centre in Tangmere, near Chichester, West Sussex, next week. A phased opening will see the first crews begin to report to the new centre on the Chichester Business Park on Tuesday 9 August. From Tuesday, staff from Midhurst and Pulborough will begin their shifts from the new centre with cr
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“South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) recently agreed to formal collaborative working with its neighbouring ambulance service, South Central Ambulance Service, (SCAS). “In a move to support improvements and deliver better outcomes for patients, more expertise and best practice will be shared between the two foundation trusts. “The closer working follows similar approaches elsewhere in t